Flight activity of the ambrosia beetles Trypodendron laaeve and Trypodendron lineatum in relation to temperature in southern Sweden [PDF]
The aim of this study was to investigate the flight activity and abundance of the ambrosia beetle, Trypodendron lineatum Olivier 1795 (Col., Scolytinae) in southern Sweden after storm-fellings in Jan 2005 (Gudrun) and Jan 2007 (Per), that blew down 75 ...
Lindelöw, Åke +2 more
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An approximation to the prediction of the summery emergence of "Ochlerotatus caspius" (Diptera: Culicidae) based on the relationship between degree-days accumulations and adult captures [PDF]
Ochlerotatus caspius (Pallas) (Diptera, Culicidae) es el culícido más abundante durante el verano en las marismas de Huelva. Este estudio demuestra que la relación entre capturas de adultos, convertidas en probit, y la acumulación de temperatura o número
Cano Sánchez, Esperanza +2 more
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Tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has gained the status of major pest globally. Integrated pest management (IPM) consists of different control methods.
Muhammad Sadique +9 more
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The use of click beetle pheromone traps to optimize the risk assessment of wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) maize damage. [PDF]
Furlan L +4 more
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Click beetles monitoring using pheromone traps in Serbia
Wireworms are the larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and can be of great economic importance in agriculture, especially for production of row crops such as sunflower. They feed on underground plant parts causing a reduced crop stand. Young plants, up to three pairs of leaves, are at higher risk.
Milovac, Željko +3 more
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Structure elucidation of some insect pheromones : a contribution to the development of selective pest control agents [PDF]
The use of pheromones is one of the methods currently being investigated intensively as an alternative method of insect control. The various ways in which pheromones might be used in insect control programmes are briefly discussed in Chapter 1.Chapter 2 ...
Persoons, C.J.
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Organic fruit production: Review of current practice and knowledge (OF0150) [PDF]
This is the final report of Defra project OF0150 REASONS FOR STUDY AND KEY OBJECTIVES. There is a strong demand for organic fruit in the UK but the majority of this is met by imports.
Anon
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The potential use of lures for thrips biological control in greenhouses: practice and theory [PDF]
Exploiting the response of thrips pest species to odours has long been a goal for improving thrips pest management including biological control. Applications of attractants could include improved monitoring, push-pull (in conjunction with a repellent ...
Davidson, M.M. +5 more
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Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands in Central Europe are increasingly threatened by the northern bark beetle, Ips duplicatus, which is a pest whose distribution and impact have expanded significantly in recent decades. The reduced efficacy of traditional
Jozef Vakula +9 more
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Forest edges enhance mate-finding in the European gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar [PDF]
Understanding movement capabilities of individuals within a landscape is essential to identifying the effects of habitat boundaries on species abundances, ranges, and spread rates.
Thompson, Lily
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